Father And Son

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Mr. Brynarsky, 32, of Charlotte, N.C., devoted husband, father and son, was taken suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Dana, and his children, Cody, Casey, Deja, Cameran and Lexy. He is greatly missed by his mother, Sarah Emerson, of Hampton, and his grandparents, Edwin and Barbara Emerson, of Hampton. Memorial Services were held Oct. 16 in Mint Hill, N.C. Chris was born in Hampton, he grew up in Chattanooga, Tenn., and settled in Charlotte, N.C., with his family where he owned his business, Union County Customs.

Eastern Shore artists William H. Turner and David H. Turner will share their talents of capturing the beauty and motion of wildlife in bronze with the "Turner Sculpture Show and Sale". The show is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News. Since 1983, this father-and-son team has created more than 400 different limited edition bronzes and more than 50 large public commissions. Admission is $10 for children and $13 for adults.

Robert Love Taylor's new novel is a tale of a good ole boy and his dad in the 1950s. Although set in Oklahoma, the story of Bill and Billy Haynes and their quest for love could have occurred in almost any rural setting. Bill Haynes is a philandering salesman as he drives around selling high school class rings. Billy occasionally accompanies his father, but spends most of his time pining for his high school sweetheart and playing "Lady of Spain, I adore you. ..." and other romantic ballads on his accordion.

Families that prey together don't necessarily stay together. A father and son were charged Tuesday with armed robbery of a Hampton Wendy's restaurant. But Larry Newell Sr. and Larry Newell Jr. spent the night apart, the father in the Hampton jail and the son behind bars in Newport News. The duo were already in their respective jails on other robbery charges when Tuesday's robbery and abduction and firearms charges were tacked on, according to Lt. Bob Williams of the Hampton Police Department.

"Ig Nobel Prize" goes to the father-and-son team that patented the infamous hairstyle in 1977. Perched on a white cloud somewhere in the great beyond, Frank Jackson Smith, an ever-balding and wisecracking failed inventor, must be laughing at himself. A patented comb-over hairstyle of his that never earned a red cent during his life finally got recognized -- but with a wink and a jab during the weekend, rather than laurels and cash. And, as Frank's son and co-inventor, Donald Jackson Smith of Orlando, Fla., says, his "Pappy," once a Virginia hobo who rode the rails during the Great Depression, would "laugh until his eyes leaked."

Ronald E. Ebersole, 49, beloved husband, father and son, passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2000, after a long battle with cancer. God blessed us with a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Born in Lancaster, Pa., on March 12, 1951, Ronald had been a Hampton resident since 1966. A graveside service with military honors will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, in Parklawn Memorial Park by the Rev. Christine Farrow. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home.

REGISTER CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN WILLIAMSBURG - Registration for children residing in Williamsburg-James City County, who will be entering kindergarten for the first time, will be held at 9:30 a.m. on May 14 at all WJC elementary schools. Children who have reached their 5th birthday on or before Sept. 30 are eligible to attend. Parents should bring the child's birth certificate, Social Security number, current immunization record and physical examination record. If you do not have these items, forms will be available at registration to send to the proper authorities to secure them.

Eddie and Gerald Levert join forces with relatives for a collaborative show In the Levert family, a father-and-son reunion is never very far away. Eddie Levert and his son Gerald have toured together a number of times, drawing on the pair's deep reserve of R&B hits both old and new. But the duo's current tour -- which stops at Norfolk's Chrysler Hall tonight -- takes a different direction. Instead of pairing Eddie's legendary group the O'Jays with one of Gerald's smooth R&B projects, father and son have created a different, looser, more collaborative sort of show.

Even when he chooses to work out by himself, Wesley Backus is never really alone. The photos are always there with him. Photos of past state champions who came from Poquoson High School cover the back wall of the Islanders' dingy wrestling gym. There's one photo in particular, the one that shows a determined Butch Backus posed in the classic stance. Always at the ready. Always watching. Twenty-two years after Butch Backus won his fourth consecutive state title, his son is relentlessly trying to attain his first.